Let’s find the gifts 2020 offered us. For at least 15 years, I’ve wrapped up my year with a useful, positive process, even the years that have been soaked in disappointment or heartache. 2020 could be described as that. Also, bewildering, uncertain, devastating … I’m sure you can add other words in there. I love…
I’ve never struggled so much with a December blog as I have in the past 2 weeks. My world has vastly expanded since publishing DO Talk To Strangers, and traveling, speaking in a multitude of countries, hearing and reading the stories of people I’ve connected with from Brunei to Russia. While many things are different,…
G’day! My name is Ethan, (known to friends as “Phippsi) and I am a student in Year 11 this year. Between study and sleeping, I occupy my time with sports, cycling, cooking and the creative arts. I recently had a revelation regarding things that are seemingly trivial or near-pointless in today’s society. Things like, waving…
I know life is full of challenges. But it’s also full of joys. Uplifting moments, the bounce in the step, the feeling of gratitude, even if things aren’t going well. It’s not a circumstantial thing, it’s a focus thing. I’m sure I’ve asked this before – where is your focus right now? Joy is available…
Permit me a little rant today. If that doesn’t appeal, go back and check out my 100 Days of Gratitude, but if you stick around, you’ll see that my little rant comes from the same heart for people and valuing people as my other blogs. I was ironing my shirt today, a new one that’s…
A Wedding Anniversary is an occasion where you really need a Great Customer Service experience – and great food! So off we went to Newtown Providores and were looked after by the fabulous staff, who were a little camera shy, but Peter Davis, owner and inspiration behind this great business, was happy to oblige. When…
I’m grateful for the journey of this past 100 Days, and grateful for those who have shared the journey. I’m grateful to Glenda for our conversation in Orange which kicked off this discipline, which has been good for me, and has impacted others. I’m grateful that I can develop in my skills (adding photos and…
I’m grateful that I spent Day 99 in my hometown, celebrating the Cooee Festival, which commemorates the World War One recruitment march from Gilgandra to Sydney in 1915. In 1987 my dad was one of a group of men who re-enacted the march, from Gilgandra to Sydney, marching for 3 weeks. I’m grateful for the…
What am I grateful for today? The air I breathe – it’s clearer than it has been, and it doesn’t hurt to be grateful for that everyday. Waking up breathing is something we easily take for granted. I’m also very grateful to know that my book is in the process of being set up for…